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Councils look to unite to deliver children's social care, survey finds

Monday, August 7, 2017

| CYP Now

A growing number of councils plan to join forces to run children's social care services, a government survey of children's services leaders has found.

Support boost for councils at risk of 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

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Thursday, January 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Councils yet to have their children's services inspected by Ofsted are to be given additional support as part of a local government bid to prevent them being rated "inadequate" and facing intervention from the Department for Education (DfE).

'Inadequate councils need more time to improve', says LGA

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Monday, December 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Government expectations that councils must improve failing children's services within six months to avoid outside intervention are unrealistic, local government and children's leaders have warned.

Timpson reveals initial action to tackle children's services 'failures'

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Monday, December 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's minister Edward Timpson has unveiled a raft of immediate actions the government will take to tackle poor standards across "failing" children's services departments.

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

News

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been told to improve the quality of its work with children and young people after Ofsted inspectors identified "significant areas for development".

Ofsted rates government-imposed children's services trust 'inadequate'

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Friday, November 27, 2015

| CYP Now

An independent children's services trust that was established on government orders has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Martin Narey's resignation statement

News

Thursday, November 19, 2015

| CYP Now

Sir Martin Narey took to social media network Twitter to announce his resignation from the Adoption Leadership Board.

Narey quits as head of Adoption Leadership Board

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

| CYP Now

Sir Martin Narey has quit as head of the Adoption Leadership Board, the influential body set up by the government to drive through reforms to the sector.

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted is struggling to complete inspections of all local authority children's services departments to schedule because it is "significantly under-resourced against agreed budgets", it has emerged.

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been rated "inadequate" for the second time in two years after Ofsted inspectors found widespread failings in services for vulnerable children.

Cameron announces drive to improve outcomes for children in care

News

Thursday, October 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Improving outcomes for children in care will form part of an "all-out assault on poverty" by government, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Councils call for clarity over refugee support arrangements

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Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Council and children's services leaders are calling on the government to clarify how they will be supported to resettle 20,000 refugees, including unaccompanied children, from Syria.

Administrators complete transfer of BAAF services

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Friday, September 25, 2015

| CYP Now

All remaining UK functions of the collapsed charity the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) have now been transferred to other organisations, according to its administrators.

Labour announces shadow childcare and children's ministers

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Friday, September 18, 2015

| CYP Now

Labour has appointed its shadow childcare and shadow children's ministers following Jeremy Corbyn's election as the party's new leader.

Drop in number of children approved for adoption continues

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Friday, August 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Numbers of children being approved for adoption are continuing to fall, it has emerged.

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Councils look to unite to deliver children's social care, survey finds

Support boost for councils at risk of 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

'Inadequate councils need more time to improve', says LGA

Timpson reveals initial action to tackle children's services 'failures'

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services standards

Ofsted rates government-imposed children's services trust 'inadequate'

Martin Narey's resignation statement

Narey quits as head of Adoption Leadership Board

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

Ofsted rates council 'inadequate' for second time in two years

Cameron announces drive to improve outcomes for children in care

Councils call for clarity over refugee support arrangements

Administrators complete transfer of BAAF services

Labour announces shadow childcare and children's ministers

Drop in number of children approved for adoption continues

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